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1. Introduction: Truth be told, we were
never born models. In fact, I think we were born naturally awkward
in front of cameras. I will show you how
an introvert like myself will be able
to capture those genuine, emotive photos that you know, is very
popular these days. I am Marklin. I am actually a photographer based
in sunny Singapore. I shoot weddings,
engagements, families, and I actually started out
with landscape photography. So I started out photography
about eight years ago, and I think after
two or three years, I started to venture into
other genres of photography. While I have found much success
in landscape photography, I decided to challenge
myself and shoot something out of
my comfort zone. We will be learning how you can use conversational techniques and prompts to get all
these natural emotions flowing out of your couples. What we're going to
go over today will be basically my whole couple photography session. It will be how I start the session, how I facilitate
this session, how I go through all
the emotions with them, and finally, how I end
off the session, if you're lucky, you'll get
to see some tears flowing. To be honest, I have been loving every bit of this wedding
photography journey. Because of one word, Emotions. It is simply because of the emotions I
get out of couples and that is what drives me to capture and to document different couples
every single day. Photographs have always been regarded as a
two-dimensional medium, as opposed to, say,
a video, right? So in a video you can actually
see or hear the laughter, the tears, and every
little details in between. But in photos, you
cannot actually do that. However, there is actually a technique that I will actually be showing you where you will be able to start
hearing photos. So to put it very simply, to
hear laughter in photos. If you have stayed onto now, I'm definitely excited to
know that you're interested. So if you're ready to
get started, let's go.
2. What You'll Learn: At the end of the class, you will learn how to
facilitate emotions to get what you want! And, to make everything as
realistic as possible. I will be bringing you on site, actually two shoots, that
I will be personally conducting. And you will see how I shoot, how I guide the couples and what kind of prompts I use to generate a certain
kind of emotions as we go along. I'm definitely excited to teach
this class because I found much success as an
introvert using this method. Hopefully, by the
end of the class, you will realize a
better way to break the ice with your subjects
or your couples or anyone you are taking photos of. To make this class experience
more wholesome for you, as we go along do think
about certain prompts that you think might work
with your subject. I'd like you to not focus on lighting or composition or any of the technicalities
because this class is really about the soft
skills! Besides emotions, this class is actually
also about YOU, being more confident in
yourself as a person. If I am an introvert
and I can do it, you can definitely do it too. For those of you
who are interested, I'm just going to run
through very briefly. I am currently shooting
on a Sony system. The Sony A9, together with 70-200, just ignore the sticker, okay, because I am THAT
flamboyant, right? I shoot with a 85mm and a 35mm and a 16-35mm. I rarely shoot 50mm though. It's
just a personal preference. You can flame me all you want, but I think 85mm is the best lens because
it's just so flattering. I ABSOLUTELY love shooting at 1.8 or even wider because
it makes the subject pop. Not only the subject, it makes the emotions pop through
the photo as well. So imagine a tear rolling down and you're
just focusing on the tear. And as a whole picture, it will look so
much more focused, so much more emotive
in that sense. So this is why I almost
always shoot wide. So this is my gear, this is how I usually shoot, but don't get too caught up
in gear, please, because a good wok and pan
don't make you a better cook. As well as a $6000 camera don't make you a
better photographer. For edits, I usually do my calling and my
edits in Lightroom. For Photoshop works, it is only used when I think deeper or a higher level
of editing is required. Other than that, everything
is done in Lightroom itself. That's all basically
for my gears.
3. Choosing Your Subject(s): Before we even start shooting, let's think about the
subject you want to photograph. It will naturally be easier if your subject
is more emotional. Also, choosing a couple will definitely be easier because
of the different poses, different interactions
that they can have with each other. You could also be choosing
a group of friends who have shared many
years of friendship. And to even make it more
accessible for you, could be looking at even
your parents and your kids. Ultimately, the
goal here today in this class is to keep
the pictures timeless. These pictures are the ones
that will stay with you throughout five years,
ten years down the road. And when you look back,
you can actually kind of still hear the laughter, the tears, and everything
happening in the photo itself. At the end of this journey, I want you to be
able to approach shooting subjects with
a different mindset. Everyone has a story to tell and it's up
to you to do that. Now that we have gotten the nitty-gritty
details out of the way, let's get out and
start shooting!
4. Let's Break the Ice!: Okay, as we come to
the hands-on portion of this whole class, I actually want to introduce
you guys to Cliff and Vera. Cliff and Vera has, I've actually never
met them before and it is actually my first
time getting them today! Okay, so to keep this whole class as
realistic as possible, this is what I have done. So with that being said, I will go through some
pointers with them, some universal pointers, and we will start
shooting after that. Just think of it as a journey between both of you as a couple. I know absolutely nothing
about you all as of now. But, hopefully towards the
end of this whole session, I will be able to
get to know you guys a bit more in that sense, okay? So it will be
questions and answers, but these questions
and answers may seem nonsensical in the start. Just
be a bit more spontaneous, bear with me throughout, and maybe towards the
end of the whole shoot, you will realize the importance
of the whole journey. Okay? Okey-dokey guys! Okay. So, I'm just going
to start simple, okay? On my count of three, the both of you
are going to shout out one color that you think your partner
will be shouting. Okay. But yeah, exactly. You see the kind of
reaction! It's like, why? Okay, so don't share the answer yet. We will try it. Okay, in one, two, and three! Oh man! Okay, okay another color, another color! Entire different color, okay? Here we go. Three, two, and one!
Blue-orange! Yes, I knew it!
Entire different color again! Here we go, three, two, and one!
Orange! Okay. Don't worry,
most people get it wrong anyway, right? Yeah, cool. So throughout the whole shoot it will be
something like that. But obviously, I won't have so many questions or prompts
to ask you all, okay? So, we will still get
some quiet moments and all. And hopefully these photos will be timeless down the road
for you guys, okay? Okay. Cool. Okay. Dude, I'm just gonna get
you staring at- Looking towards her okay? Babe, you're just going to look
straight at the camera. And just like that. Maybe your hand don't have to be like that, but just maybe, just slightly there so we can see
a bit of an arc. Dude, just like just like that right, you are going to go in towards her and you're just going to
smell her hair, okay? You got to embrace
her and you're gonna smell her hair. Okay. Here we go,
three, two, and go! The smells like pillow. It sounds like you
didn't. It sounds like you didn't wash your hair this morning. Why
would I watch my hair? Oh man. Very nice. Okay dude. If our dear Vera
is a flower, which flower is most like her? If she is a comic superhero, which comic superhero is most like her? What? Are you expecting to hear the answers? I mean, if I can hear
it will be better. But it's okay if I can't. If she's a country, which country
is most like her? Just cross-gazing, okay? Good, we're having, we're having sun now,
which is good. Sorry if the sun is too
glaring. We will change position a bit soon
in a bit more okay? So, you are just going
to cross-gaze down. You're just going to look down.
So, your heads together. Yah, perfect. Her hair is a bit blocking. Just like that, okay? Dude, if she is a household appliance,
which household appliance is most like her? Vacuum
Vacuum cleaner! Interesting.
What will happen now, right is dude, you are going
to come up and try to scare or surprise
Vera in any way that you can. I won't even say 'go', so you go whenever you're
ready once I'm ready! Integrity. Don't look behind. Oh man. Oh, come on! Okay Vera, I think
you can do better. Let's try you instead! You're going to take two
steps to your right, okay. So you can do
anything essentially. You can even jump on him but just make sure he catches you, okay. If you have that kind of faith
in him, that is. Integrity, look to the front. Oh man. Guys,
that was terrible. It's okay. Everyone is
different in that sense. Okay, on my count of three,
don't get this wrong. We're going to shout out in the number of months that
you all have been together. Okay. Here we go. In one, two, and, three! Oh! You all have been dating for ten years already! I got one more question
for you all. How many days have you
all been married now? So it's less than a month? Yeah. That was just to throw you off. Okay. Here we go. Okay. If our dear Cliff is a color, which color is most like him? If he is a, let me think... Animal! Which animal
is most like him? Interesting. If he is a superhero, which superhero
is most like him? He ooks like a cockroach! Cool. And, if he is a sport, which sport is most like him? And dude, you are just going to take one
step towards your left. So I can see you a bit
more. And just like that, you're just going to imagine, okay, if you're an airplane and you're doing a takeoff and
you're controlling the flight, how will you actually
do it, okay? Okay. So ready when you are, okay? It's already when
you allocate anytime when you're already doing. Yeah. What are you doing? That was quite random.
5. Fostering a Deeper Connection: In this video, we will be going deeper into Cliff and Vera's relationship. We will be experiencing, or rather listening
to how they have come together as a couple, what
they've experienced together. We'll just see how things go from there
and we'll just take it from there. Just going to make this a bit
more interactive. We're going to start with Cliff
first. Cliff, you're going to say one, one characteristic about her or one quality about her that you like and she's going to
reciprocate by saying one. So it's going to be a volley of sorts. You're going to go first.
You're going to say one. For example, you can say that she's caring Then she's going to reply
by saying you're funny. And stuff like that, okay? So it sounds like a
Volley of Sorts office. All right. You gotta hold hands
and walk towards me. So the rule of thumb
again, never look at me. Always look at each other when you all
when we are talking. Okie dokey. Here we go, 1, 2 and go. I'm just going to do something simple first. You're just going to hug her first. Just a just
simple post, okay? we're just going to
do some warm shots. Just going to sawy a bit, okay? Now, I just wanted to touch a bit more on your whole
dating experience. Again, thinking back
about a decade ago. Hong Kong, what
happened in Hong Kong? Oh my goodness! I wish we
had a video of this. It's just awkward silence. Are you serious? That was what he did? He was probably a bit
nerdy back then, was he? He's not nerdy.
I'm just old. Very good. You're just going to bring
her really close to you, okay? Just gonna put
your arms over her. Babe, your hands never be free okay? Just holding on the
him, just like that. Hong Kong, did you come back
as a couple? No. No, you didn't is it? You came back knowing someone
actually wanted you, right? So that was good. In this position, babe you're just going to turn your head
ever so slightly towards here, okay? Resting on
each other again. Perfect. Fast forward a bit, okay?
When you all got together, how did he actually
ask you to be his girlfriend? Do you remember? So it was like a gradual build-up again until you are kind of like, yah, I
think we are together. Is it? What did you actually find attractive
about her in the first place? Obviously, you can
share this out loud or you can just whisper into her ear.
It's up to you, okay? This girl is eccentric
in a good way. Vera, this guy in front of you, right? Obviously you have been married to What is actually
like three qualities in him that you hope will be passed on
to your child? That he is honest. And he usually does
the right thing. When did you actually
realize you like Vera? You have no idea, okay. That's okay. What about you, Vera?
When did you actually realise you actually like this guy? It was just a gradual buildup, is it?
6. Touching Hearts: In this video, we will
be going in deeper into the emotional level of
the couple, Cliff and Vera. This video, or rather, this portion is where
we will experience sometimes brides and
grooms crying and tearing if they are that kind
of emotional people. Not everyone can
achieve this for sure. Some people who are more laughy,
they are more easy-go-lucky, outgoing, and they will probably not experience
this kind of tearing and all. Based on what we have
experienced so far with the earlier shoots,
the past few videos. I don't think Cliff and Vera will reach the
stage of tearing. But we might just be in for a treat and if they
actually do that, then it's a bonus! But if they don't, just realize that it's
actually very normal. Not everyone can cry in
front of the camera or tear in front of the camera.
With that being said, let's start. Just going to fire off
a few questions for Vera first So, in this relationship right, what are you actually insecure about? I mean, that's like on a superficial level. But if let's say going
deeper into him as a person, and the both of you
as a couple, is there something that
you're worried about? You're worried about his ambition. Yes.
Okay. Have you ever told him before?
Yes. Let's say five years
down the road. What do you expect
from this relationship? Or what do you expect of him? To mature as a guy, basically. You know what they say about
a guy? When he's childish with a girl, that means he truly loves her. If you could change,
dude you're going to go first, okay? You could change a quality in her
that you really don't like. What would you change about her? Dude. This one is about you already.
So, there is basically nothing you can say that, 'don't change' or anything.
What is your biggest pet peeve? Have you ever told her before? His gaming is the
most annoying part. Now less gaming, so he finds other
things to occupy his time. Dude, you're going to start first, okay?
Don't worry about it, you can whisper into her, you can say it softly.
Whatever that makes you feel comfortable, okay? So, was there a time in this whole relationship that she actually disappointed you and you were very taken aback by it
and it affected you quite a bit. Back then, or maybe even till now. It is something that you can never get off your chest.
And maybe after today, just letting her know, hopefully
everything gets resolved. Was there something that you expected Vera to do? Vera, what about you? In this whole relationship,
has he ever disappointed you in any way? Again, it's still affecting you quite a bit up till today. Since that is actually affecting her so much, would you be able to promise her
something in the next year or so? Okay. I mean, just take this as an opportunity,
like as a will of sorts to promise her that give her a game plan on how
you will actually become a better person, since it's obviously affecting
her so much and she has already given
her life to you. Think about it for a moment
and just let her know. Vera, think of this. It's a very real scenario. If, let's say, Cliff is the first one to go
in this relationship be it of ill-health or accident, or whatever, it could happen any day, and obviously this will
happen down the road, right? What are like, the three things you will definitely miss
about this guy that you have given your life to? Just think about it for a moment and share it with him.
You can say it out loud, you can just whisper it. Up to you. Okay, dude. What about you? If let's say she's the first one to go in this relationship,
what are like, three things you will miss about her? Is there something in particular of all the mundane things? Okay. Now that we're done
with the outdoor shoot, you should have probably
realize that your tone, or rather my tone will bounce
off the couple's, right? So however your tone, your mood is, will set
the stage for how the whole experience
is going to turn out. Okay, so always try to
be a bit energetic towards the start of the shoot and just tone down a bit
towards the end. So as you can see earlier,
towards the end, when I got them into the
more intimate positions, the deeper connection, I actually
toned down a bit just to, you know, give them some space to reflect and think about the whole relationship. So, with that being said, this will conclude
the outdoor portion. And lastly, you will realize that all the prompts are
actually interchangeable, but obviously, we try to
keep the more intimate ones, the deeper ones, towards the end of the shoot.
7. Shooting Indoors: Second Couple Shoot: Now that we're back in the comfort of the
air conditioning, even before we review the
shots of Cliff & Vera, here is actually a
bonus clip for you guys. This is actually
another couple that I have just to show you
the difference between an outdoor and
indoor setting and how, you know, the weather can actually
affect the outcome of a shoot. Again, I have no
idea how this shoot is going to turn out. It is also my first
time shooting them; this couple, like a full-blown
engagement session. So, without further ado, I have Fengyi and Jonathan here. They actually recently
just got married, and I shot
their wedding too. So let's see what we can
get from this bonus clip. Let's go. We'll just start off simple, we will just go in close to each other. So always remember body contact is
very important. Yeah. Correct, correct.
Ya, simple ones. Just relax, you all look a bit tense. I tell you what, just sit all the way back. Just relax yourselves. Perfect.
I like what you're doing. Just cross it. Just cross it. Okay. So, what will happen today Obviously, I'm going
to take photos of the both of you, right? But, we are going do this in we're going to do this in
questions and answers, okay? So I'll be firing
off prompts and you will answer the first thing
that comes to your head. Obviously, some questions have
no right no wrong answers and it's more to facilitate the
emotions than anything else. Okay? Okay. Come come come. On my count of three, the both of you are going
to shout out one color that you think your partner
will be shouting, in one, two, and three! Oh, man. You guys are married, okay? Let's try it again.
Let's try it again. Okay. Another entire
different color. Okay, here we go. In three, two, and one. Green. Green or gray? Oh, man. Come on, guys. No, no. That doesn't count
That doesn't count Okay. Let's try one entire different color, okay? On my count of three,
must really go all out! One, two, GO!
So much for being married. 0 chemistry.
Awesome. Okay, okay. If our dear Jon is a car, which car is most like him? Why, why? Why a Tesla? Okay, If he's an animal, which animal is most like him?
Pig? Cool! Alright Jon, I'm
going to ask you now. okay? Let's start off simple. Which color is most like her?
Blue! Again, blue? Really? Okay, if she
is a comics superhero, which comic superhero is most like her?
Um, Wonderwoman? She's not very impressed. Okay. If she is a... If she's a career, a profession, what
do you think suits her the most? Teacher?
Really? I think she's very
educational and nurturing, maybe she has discipline?
Very good. Last one, don't get this wrong, okay? If she is any household item, what will she be?
Fan? So again, you are just going
to kiss her on the temple. I will need your both bodies
to be touching each other. Ya,c correct. Okay. So you are just going to look slightly back towards her. Just like that right.
Let's try this okay? Babe, you can just rest a bit on him. Both of you can go together.
On my count of three, his favorite food. One, two, three. Oh, you didn't know?
See? Exactly what I mean, right? You will get things that you never know
about your partner. Now, on my count of three, her favorite food. And again, just remember
your hands don't have to just be there. You can
just stroke him every now and then and then just basically
show your love for each other, okay? On my count of three, her favorite food. One, two, GO! Japanese.
Okay, something specific from Japanese. One, two, go. Sashimi? Oh, quite close! I guess she's the more
predictable one in the relationship. A simple one.
His favorite drink. Let's go. One, two, go. I absolutely like this. Can you all just
take a slight step there? What do you think Fengyi's spirit animal is? Deer? Why? Why a deer? Cos she might look a
bit tough sometimes, but she might be soft inside. Okay, what about you, Fengyi? What do you think Jon's
spirit animal is? A horse. Why? Because he is quite independent
and able to find his way. Okay, cool. So that's how he found
his way to you. Oh my gosh.
Why did I say that? Think about this for a moment. If Fengyi could stay in any country for the rest of her life, besides Japan.
I'm guessing Japan I don't know why.
Where will it be? Next segment, we will go a bit deeper. Okay, when I say 'a bit deeper', I do mean emotionally. So we will think about
your first date. And maybe also like, what do you all
remember about each other and stuff like that. Okay? So, let's try this. Before we go even deeper, The both of you, you're going to shout up who fell
in love with who first okay? Here we go. One, two, GO! How did the both of you meet? In school.
You all met in school, is it? Okay, So Jon, because the both of you
are looking away and not at each other,
it may be slightly easier to recount this experience. Jon, do you remember
when you first saw Fengyi? From what I can remember
is when she's running during PE.
We are in the same class, so practically we see each
other. Just that maybe that's the first time that I started noticing her. Okay. Ah, interesting!
The way she ran I found it quite cute.
Like what? Like a Goddess running towards you, is it? Do you think it was a gradual build-up of feelings or was it like
a love-at-first-sight kind of thing? I think it's more of a gradual build up. Now you have to
really think about it, when did you realize you
actually have feelings for this girl?
I think I started to realize during the trip. The Xi'an trip? Yup, the Xi'an trip. And how did you make
your first move after that gradually? I think... I'm not sure if it counts
as the first move but we met up... I met up to
pass her the badges and then we
watch a movie and we had a meal.
And you asked her out was it? I think I was the one that asked her out.
Was he the one that asked you out? I can't remember. I think it was mutual. So when you all went out for the movie, did you actually realize that this guy could
be here right now, as your husband?
No. Then when did you realize
you actually like this guy? he was actually very sweet because
he sent me home every day when we were together.
Actually, before we were together he doesn't... I
think he's someone who takes the initiative in the sense that he will offer to
send me home although it's late. So that sort of made me feel that this is good. Babe, if you could describe
him in three words, what do you think these
three words will be? Independent, patient, and caring. Okay, what about you? How would you describe your dear wife? She's disciplined, clever, and strong.
Out of all these, right? What is one flaw that you think she has to change? Okay, It could be really anything. It could be like just
simply lazing around, or you know,
not picking up after herself or not keeping up after herself
and stuff like that. It could be anything, okay?
Think about this and you can let her know. If you're not comfortable sharing, just whisper into her, okay? I think sometimes she
might be stubborn. It might be a good or
bad thing here. With a disclaimer. What about you, babe? What do you think is one thing that Jon should
really improve on as a guy, or as your husband? Maybe watch less repeated news. The same news keeps showing and then
he would tell me to see again and again. Interesting. I never knew that. So, I think the most memorable was Iceland trip because he
proposed to me on the trip. We saw a lot of rainbows because of the weather;
the bizarre weather. Snow, sunshine, rainbows, raining. So it was quite an
interesting experience. And it was not crowded.
So, the long drive and you know, the people there
are quite friendly. So overall, it was a good experience. I think that was like the best. Okay, Jon. Let's try, let's
try something different. You are going to share both of your perfect date by whispering into her, okay?
Whenever you are ready. Awesome. I have absolutely no idea but that is really good, man.
Go in close again, okay. You're going
to go first. You are going to tell her your
idea of a perfect date. I think my perfect date will be having
a nice sunset dinner in somewhere with a
nice view, somewhere high. Where you can see many
mountains or buildings. Yah. I think that's a perfect date.
Sounds really, really lovely. It's totally my kind of thing, that's why. Here we go. Okay. The perfect date will be
similar to what he shared, with a good view with good food, somewhere that feels safe. Both of you are just going to face each other, okay? Fengyi, what you're going to do is you're going to bring him really close to you okay? Like, on his face so you have to bring him
really close to you Yup, correct correct. So just like that, maybe, maybe just go temple to temple, let's see. Temple is over here. No,
maybe let's get forehead to forehead both of you are going
to close your eyes, okay? Okay. So, I tell you what, babe.
Your hands you are just going to
be over slightly here. So something like that. Bring him really close to you.
Your arms are just going to go in slightly closer. Yah, closer towards
each other. Perfect. Just like that, both of you.
Let's go a bit deeper. Okay. Let's go a bit deeper. Think about an argument
that you have had, okay? Both of you, one argument that
you have had. You as a person, as a wife, as a partner, could
have better handled it. Fengyi. you're going to go first, okay? So, I think I could have been more patient.
I think this is something I lack. It's good to always
give space and time and this will minimize arguments. Was there a particular incident that stood out? Actually, arguments can happen anytime.
Even like call for Grab (ride-hailing), or leaving the house, I tend to get impatient. It's something I try to improve.
Very good! Jon, what about you? I think for me is I might sometimes use
inappropriate words or have a certain
inappropriate action that may not be intentional. But it's because of that moment,
I was angry or what, so it might be only
just a second or two. But it may hurt
the other person. So I think I need to improve on that. Cool. At least both of you know your
own flaws in that sense, right? Okay. And this is where you will realize that this is actually
a very real scenario. Maybe I'm just going to get your hands over here and you're just going to go up and down. Okay. Think about this for a moment. Jon, you're gonna go first, okay? If let's say Fengyi is
the first one to leave this world, be if of like ill-health
or anything; an accident. What are like, three things you will
definitely miss about her? And, actually do go deep inside to think about it
for a moment. Now that you have already become
man and wife, right? This is a real scenario. It will happen
sometime down the road, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 years
down the road. Okay, think about
it for a moment. Think of this as a safe space to let it out.
When you're ready, again, if you're not
comfortable to say it out, just whisper into her. Fengyi, what about you? What are like three things
you will definitely miss about your husband if he was the first one
to leave this relationship? So now realize that, you know,
the both of you are still here hands still on each other,
still can feel each other's presence, right? Okay. Let's take this moment to just really embrace
each other, okay? And the both of you are just going to give each other a
really, really, really tight hug. And you know, just remember
that both of you have to learn to be patient and have to learn to use the correct
words on each other, okay? You are just going to give
each other really, really big hug, okay? Just realize that you're still
hugging this person who will one day leave this world and you are going to lose him or her.
8. Photoshoot Recap: Now that we're done
with the shoots, let's do a recap. The main takeaway from the shoots is actually
the experience! Nothing else. Getting the
shots is definitely important. But I don't put that
as my priority. I make a conscious effort to make the couples
realize how much they actually know about each
other and how much they actually know about
their relationship. To me, that's the
utmost importance. The experience the couple
of went through with you will ultimately stay
with them for a while. How I know this is because
many couples have actually come back to me after a
while and tell me, 'Marklin, how you shot our
engagement session, how you shot our
pre-wedding session, still resonated with us even up till today and it made us
realize so much about each other, that we don't know about.' So this is definitely how the
couple will remember you. Before we jump into
the next video, I just want to go
through some recap, some thoughts and opinions on
the both shoots we have done. So, for Vera & Cliff, They are not as expressive
as maybe other, other couples
that you might know. And you can definitely
tell that from the contrast between Vera & Cliff and Fengyi and Jonathan. Fengyi & Jonathan, they were definitely more
expressive, more laughy. So it's way easier to get
those laughy shots basically. Vera & Cliff, they were a bit more reserved, which is okay. And it's definitely up to you as a photographer to
break the ice, right? But, with that in mind, always remember that the
setting plays a huge part. So being out there
with Vera & Cliff, in the scorching sun,
probably wasn't the most ideal experience or the most ideal setting you
could have put them through. That being said, if you
put them in -5ºC, -10ºC, they probably wouldn't
survive very well anyway. So climate is very important. How they dress is very
important and how they move about and
stuff like that. All these play a part in ensuring you get the
photos that you want. So for Fengyi and Jonathan, they were in an
air conditioned environment. The prompts are
easier to facilitate. So that makes it easier to get the shots that
I really want, although they didn't
really tear in the end. That's fine. You know, like I've said, it's all about the experience.
From here, We will be jumping straight into Lightroom to look
at some of the photos. I'll quickly show you
how I edit them too. Let's go.
9. Editing: We will start off editing Fengyi & Jonathan's set first simply because I just
finished culling the set. So nothing too fanciful first. Just remember these
are the quick edits that I will be
sending off to them. And these are not the full edits. So, let's just see
what we can get. But basically, what
I'm looking out for is the placement of hands and whether their hands
are being chopped off. And obviously how happy
their emotions are actually. The good thing about shooting in a studio is that everything can be synced across the rest
of the images in the set. So if we sing everything across, Let's see how things go. Cool. And I always, always, always will use the
adjustment layer. Here we go.
Again, quick samples, quick edits. Let's go. And obviously, if you have a
preset that you really like, please feel free to use it. Editing style is up to
individual and I like how-- I kind of prefer the natural tones
of the whole photo. So I will always stick to that. And I have been sticking to
that for the past 5-6 years, ever since I started
wedding photography. So if you look at it, these two are slightly too similar. So I'll probably just choose one of it, zero-star it
and off it goes. Again, similar. Just slightly
different compositions. Let's skip that. Kind of reckon this photo look quite good in
black and white. Just a quick preview. I will not do the full-fledged editing here. But if I do it, it will probably come
up on screen somewhere. As we go along. You will also realize
that these are the kind of images that you can
actually achieve, right? As say, a photographer
or an introvert. So don't get too caught
up in thinking like, oh, I cannot do all these because
it's not my personality. Let me tell you, this was never my personality when I started out wedding
photography too. So, don't worry too
much about that. It's about how much
you actually want to learn and develop
this soft skill. I thought this was quite funny, but do
be aware of such images, okay? Just because your subject
or your couple may not be as open to receiving such images because they may think it looks a bit unglamorous. Yeah. If you ask me,
if this was me, I would definitely
take this picture. Moving on. Let's see. Oh, I once actually heard
this joke like quite recently from a
groom that I shot. I thought might as well
share it with everyone, right? So, I had this bride recently whose wedding
I shot end of last year. She received a
photo of something similar like this on what
you're looking at right now from me.
She loved it. She loved the artistic approach to it. But when she sent it
to the family members, they were asking, 'oh no, why is the
head being cut into half?' And the joke was, she told her family members, 'I paid the photographer
half only. That's why,' I thought that was
honestly brilliant. Okay. Let's move on. Let's move on. And again, quick edit and this one could
use a little vignette. I think this one could be
a really strong image. Once I finish processing them. Just maybe a strong vignette, to
turn off the profile corrections. I will also show you guys
the final edit, the images. Probably in somewhere later
towards the end of this video. Okay, cool. And just very quickly, these are just some really, really very quick and dirty edits from Jonathan & Fengyi infinitely. Again, this three,
very, very similar. I will just choose one,
cull this, cull this, Left with this. Let's go
over to Vera & Cliff! Let's go, the one-star images. Let's quickly jump on and I only go to Photoshop for the more in-dept editing like removal, like cloning, like liquifying, multiple exposures and
other stuff like that. If not, honestly,
Lightroom, very powerful. And if you use other editing
software(s), please feel free. There's no right or wrong
software out there for anyone. I was trained in Lightroom and it is what
I will be sticking with for probably the foreseeable future too. Very cool shot of Vera. But bear in mind if
we zoom in here. I mean, nitpick on this
picture and say that, you know, Cliff's eyes are open and it just doesn't compliment
her expression. So this may be a hit or miss. Let's see how this goes. Composition is
okay, it's normal, but nothing beats capturing
them in this natural state. Shots like this, very, very precious to me. But I'll probably turn down the
contrast because the sun was little bit too high at
this point in time. The contrast is a tad
too much for my liking. This shot may look
good in black and white. Just bump up the contrast a bit
and bring down the highlights. Absolutely good
representation of how Cliff-- of Cliff's personality. Absolutely good representation.
Done! Let's go. Very quick ones on all these. Again, bear in mind
they are just teasers. They are how I like to get my couple excited to receive their photos. Okay, maybe maybe not this because it looks like he's
in agony for some reason. Okay. So we'll skip this, will take that out and bring this in. And we will do this. Okay, so all these,
what I will normally do now is I will export all
these photos in low-res, I will then send them
over to the couple. Give them a quick sneak peek and hopefully gauge their reactions from there. Okay. We will jump on now
to the last video.
10. Conclusion: Thank you so much for
sticking with me to the end of this class! In this class, we have touched on the soft
side of photography. I hope you have learned
simple tricks to get those candid and emotive shots. It's probably not as
hard as you think it is, but you definitely have to envision it before
you take it. My best guide for you is to go out there and start shooting
different people. You will realize that everyone will give you and evoke
different expressions. And that is how
you kind of build up your portfolio
of emotive shots. My second tip for you is to strive to get those
laughing shots first. I honestly think those
are the easiest to get. And once you move up
the ladder from there, you can start exploring
different kinds of emotions you want to achieve. And you will also
have to think of the prompts that will facilitate
these kind of emotions. Ultimately, I hope this
class has inspired you to go out there and get
some emotive photos. Never stop exploring prompts
that suits your personality. For me, personally, I will always start with
a few prompts just because I have tried
and tested and proven to myself that those are the prompts
that work the best for me. What may work for me, may not work for you, and you should go out there
and explore this yourself. There are probably a
million prompts out there. So, if one don't work for you, continue exploring. Continue thinking about other
questions, other prompts that you think may work for
people around you. Also, keep in mind that
different cultures have also different reservations
so also do think about that. I am a 67% introvert. If I can get those kind
of happy laughy shots, I'm sure you can too. I definitely had tremendous
fun creating this class. And I also want to
thank both my couples, Vera & Cliff, and Fengyi and Jonathan, for coming onboard with me. If you've enjoyed this class, do leave me a review. I'm definitely more than excited to see the kind of photos
you will come up with, with different
prompts that you can personally come up
with and the kind of images you can achieve from this class.
Enjoy the process.
Marklin Ang, Wedding & Landscape Photographer
